An 83-year-old woman has fallen down the basement stairs. She complains of left hip pain and rates ...

An 83-year-old woman has fallen down the basement stairs. She complains of left hip pain and rates it 10/10. Since the patient is downstairs, you immediately recognize the need for assistance in extricating her to the ambulance. As you start the primary assessment, you note a dog at the top of the stairs growling. At this time, what is your primary concern?
 
  A) Pain
  B) Dog
  C) Need for additional help
  D) Airway

Question 2

For which one of the following patients involved in a motor vehicle collision is the use of a vest-type short immobilization device indicated?
 
  A) 15-year-old girl complaining of neck and back pain who was self-extricated and is standing next to the car
  B) 25-year-old restrained driver who is unresponsive and has a history of diabetes
  C) 41-year-old man who was ejected and is lying supine in the roadway complaining of back pain
  D) 33-year-old woman in the backseat who states that her neck hurts and she has a headache